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UW-Stout Athletic Hall of Fame

Mark Overgard

Mark Overgard

  • Class
  • Induction
    1996
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Track & Field
Scan the WSUC track and field championships from the late 1970s through early 1980s and the name Mark Overgard will hit you like a shot put striking the ground. Overgard dominated the conference weight scene from 1979-81, winning the indoor and outdoor shot put title all three years – the same years he captained the Blue Devils – and took the discus and javelin honors in 1981. He also placed third in the hammer throw. Also in 1981, Overgard earned NAIA All-American honors by placing fourth in the shot put. Both his indoor shot put record of 54-feet, 6-inches and outdoor shot put record of 53-10 still stand. Overgard has been employed by Best Buy since 1984 and is currently the district manager in the Chicago, Ill., area where his district was the top producing district in 1993 and 1994.

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